Aston Villa's Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is enjoying life back in England.

And anyone who doubts his team's credentials to be at the top of the Barclaycard Premiership need only look at the team they beat in their latest victory.

That team is Bolton, who lost

3-2 at Villa Park, have beaten Liverpool and Manchester United this season and drawn with Leeds and Arsenal.

Villa have climbed the summit to head all of those more fancied teams and former Red Devils keeper Schmeichel is making the most of being a winner once more. He said: "We've got 21 points in the bag already and we should be proud of what we have done since August."